Over 200,000 homes lie empty in England, new research shows

There are 203,596 long term empty homes in England valued at £38 billion, but the amount varies depending on location, new research has found. London has the most number of homes empty for six months or more at 21,000 worth almost £12.4 billion while Bradford has more empty homes than any other town or city outside London, with over 4,000 sitting empty, totalling nearly £400 million. One of the most deprived boroughs, Newham, has the worst problem in London with 1,318 unoccupied properties, a...